Michael Saylor
Executive chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy)
- Known for
- Corporate bitcoin treasury strategy[1]
- Years active
- 2020–present[2]
- Key contribution
- First large public-company BTC treasury[2]
- Notable date
- Aug 11, 2020: 21,454 BTC purchase[2]
Photo: Michael Saylor in a 2022 interview by ReasonTV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
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Bio
Michael Saylor co-founded MicroStrategy, now Strategy Inc., where he is executive chairman.[1]
On Aug 11, 2020 MicroStrategy announced it had bought 21,454 BTC for about $250 million as its primary treasury reserve asset. The company has since bought far more; Wikipedia puts its total above 800,000 BTC. Corporate treasury metrics can mislead, so see our treasury companies page.[2][1]
Timeline
Aug 11, 2020
MicroStrategy adopts bitcoin as treasury reserve[2]
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